Roger Wilkins

“Racism is the nation's oldest and most profound unfinished business.”

“We have to recognize that this country has not yet established a climate of true justice and equality for black people.”

“The most important thing I have learned is that we are not our brother's keeper, we are our brother's brother.”

“Black people are the only segment in American society that is defined by its weakest elements.”

“The country has to be what it says it is on paper.”

“My life is a testament to the fact that you can’t get it right all the time.”

“Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.”

“What you have to do is you have to be intellectually honest.”

“The struggle for civil rights is a struggle for the soul of America.”

“There is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history.”

“If you don't believe in the possibility of change, you don't have a moral leg to stand on.”